Weekly News Roundup

standupforwomen:

 Here are a few of the stories we’ve been paying attention to:

• Inter Press Service news agency runs an article about attacks on PP in the states, talks about New York’s struggle with CPCs: http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=56732

• National Catholic Register cites New York as a place where “anti-family” legislation is thriving: http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/anti-family-legislation-sweeps-across-the-country/

• Metro Paper covers the HHS decision: http://www.metro.us/newyork/national/article/933053—birth-control-services-now-free

• We were waiting for this. NY Post runs a negative op ed by Michael Walsh against the HHS decision: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/care_truth_sinks_in_Lw2oQUrLTkawNQQkvsT8MM?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME=

• Rachel Maddow celebrates the HHS decision on birth control and women’s health: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/vp/43980737#43980737

• The Colbert Report does a brilliant piece on the decision: http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/393824/august-03-2011/women-s-health-nazi-plan

• As does Jon Stewart: http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-august-4-2011/culture-war-update—-the-dividening-of-america—-dana-perino-vs—free-birth-controlculture-war-update—-the-dividening-of-america—-dana-perino-vs—free-birth-control

• Whereas Fox News likens it to covering manicures and pedicures: http://thinkprogress.org/health/2011/08/02/285620/fox-expert-blasts-expanding-access-to-birth-control-are-we-going-to-do-pedicures-and-manicures-as-well/

• And religious groups are objecting: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jVeA_vkBZtjd2GY_-o2deQB_MPaA?docId=854176f27ad64f27bc183d11242b5e56

• Change.org points out that a number of uninsured women are still left hanging: http://news.change.org/stories/no-co-pay-birth-control-a-reality-but-what-about-uninsured-women

• As well as Latina women: http://www.rhrealitycheck.org/blog/2011/08/05/puede-latinas-other-uninsured-women-gaps-remain-access-birth-control

• Though Dr. Cullins points out that the decision will be huge for the African American community: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/vanessa-cullins/why-free-birth-control-wi_1_b_916702.html

• As does BET: http://www.bet.com/news/health/2011/08/05/free-contraception-is-great-for-black-women.html

• Cecile Richards celebrates the decision in an op ed in the Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cecile-richards/birth-control-you-can-aff_b_917407.html

• In celebration of the decision, PPFA released a dancing pill pack Bollywood video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sw2REPmbtj4

• Which got picked up by Glamour magazine: http://www.glamour.com/health-fitness/blogs/vitamin-g/2011/08/dancing-birth-control-bollywoo.html?mbid=twitter_glamourdotcom

• The Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/blogpost/post/planned-parenthoods-bollywood-style-celebration-of-birth-control-coverage-video/2011/08/04/gIQAwfOSuI_blog.html

• And the Daily Show’s moment of Zen: http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-august-4-2011/moment-of-zen—-dancing-birth-control-pills

• HHS is now taking public comments on the consideration of a conscience clause. PPFA has a form to submit comments through: https://secure.ppaction.org/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&page=UserAction&id=13586&s_src=hhscomment_0811_c4_ppyt&JServSessionIdr004=p5z203cf52.app209b

• San Francisco is aggressively going after crisis pregnancy centers: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/03/us/03abort.html?_r=2&ref=us

• Anti-abortion group the Susan B Anthony list is being sued for lying: http://jezebel.com/5826865/

• The Nation explores the state of sex ed around the country: http://www.thenation.com/blog/162525/dont-have-sex-you-will-get-pregnant-and-die

• A doctor in Indiana is claiming his pregnant teenage patient is a victim of politics: http://www.wthr.com/story/15204156/doctor-believes-pregnant-teen-is-victim-of-politics

• New HIV infections in the US are holding steady at 50,000 a year: http://yourlife.usatoday.com/health/story/2011/08/headline/49784868/1?dlvrit=205764

• A doctor is planning Witchita’s first center to offer abortions since Dr. Tiller’s murder: http://www.kansascity.com/2011/06/23/3054015/doctor-plans-first-wichita-abortion.html

• Interesting piece – “Why Latinas Demand a Different Conversation About Teen Pregnancy”: http://www.bakersfield.com/news/local/x965389947/Why-Latinas-demand-a-different-conversation

• And Kirsten Moore calls for serious innovation in contraception options: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kirsten-moore/technology-birth-control_b_918400.html

• Congress agreed on a debt deal: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0811/60503.html

• Paul Krugman calls it a surrender by Obama: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/01/opinion/the-president-surrenders-on-debt-ceiling.html

• Though the Washington Post points out that social issues were placed “on the back burner” http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/2chambers/post/in-debt-limit-debate-social-issues-were-placed-on-the-back-burner/2011/08/04/gIQA3E3uuI_blog.html

• And the disapproval rating for Congress is now at 82%: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/05/us/politics/05poll.html?_r=1&hp

• And the GOP is now pushing the Global Gag Rule: http://colorlines.com/archives/2011/08/resurrecting_gag_rule_conservatives_declare_global_war_on_womens_health.html

• And Salon delves into the hypocrisy of “States Rights” politicians: http://www.salon.com/news/politics/war_room/2011/08/07/kilgore_states_rights/

That’s all we’ve got. What have you been reading?

partyprofessor:

This is pretty disgusting.

“A medical problem versus a choice to have sex”; because when men have sex (that’s what Viagra is specifically for, assisting men in having sex, not solely a medical problem apart from sex) it’s not a choice, but if women need birth control, they could just choose abstinence. So why can’t men with sexual dysfunction choose abstinence? 

He sounded a little testy at her suggestion, don’t you think?

Ahh, I crack myself up.

But seriously. Hormonal birth control is used to treat a lot of things besides preventing unwanted pregnancy. A simple Google search could tell you that, Mr. Hannity, but I think that’s a bit too much to expect of you.

(Source: professorpinka)

Fox ‘Expert’ Blasts Expanding Access To Birth Control: ‘Are We Going To Do Pedicures And Manicures As Well?’ →

keepyourboehneroutofmyuterus:

Fox’s anti-birth control “expert,” Family PAC Federal Vice President Sandy Rios, however, found her own reasons to lambast the policy as “ridiculous.”

Here’s my favorite of the many unbelievable things she said:

“Why in the world would you encourage your daughters, and your granddaughters, and whoever else comes behind you to have unrestricted, unlimited sex anytime, anywhere and that, somehow if you prevent pregnancy, that somehow you’ve helped them. I would submit to you that uncontrolled sexual behavior is what is harming our girls, not our lack of birth control — which by the way they don’t seem interested in taking anyway. Having a baby is not the worst thing. I think having multiple sex partners without any kind of restraint or responsibility is much more damning, why would you support that?”

To that I reply:

“Have you had an orgasm?  Don’t you wish for every person in your life to experience that as much and as often as they want?”

AND “Have you had to raise a child when you were 16 or when you weren’t financially stable or when you were with an abusive man or when you just plain didn’t wanna?”

“Why in the world would you encourage your daughters, and your granddaughters, and whoever else comes behind you to have unrestricted, unlimited sex anytime, anywhere?”

“Why in the world would you encourage your daughters, and your granddaughters, and whoever else comes behind you to have unrestricted, unlimited sex anytime, anywhere?”

“Why in the world would you encourage your daughters, and your granddaughters, and whoever else comes behind you to have unrestricted, unlimited sex anytime, anywhere?”

If Sandy Rios can’t answer her own question, then I feel very badly for Sandy Rios :(

(Source: keepyourbsoutofmyuterus)

reallyfoxnews:

““Many women who get pregnant are blasted out of their minds when they have sex. They’re not going to use birth control””

—

Bill O’Reilly (Fox News, 7/21/11)

I didn’t get what he meant by “blasted out of their minds” at first and I was all “Uh, yeah, that’s how you know it’s good, girl.”

But I guess he means “drunk.”

:/

ETA: You know what I didn’t even notice? He’s talking about the proposal to mandate no co-pay on birth control. Bill O’Reilly doesn’t even know how birth control works. You don’t take the birth control pill right before sex, nor do you insert an IUD or inject Depo-Provera.

Oh, Billo.

(Source: mediamatters.org, via reallyfoxnews-deactivated201110)

Hard Right and proud: "FOX NEWS IS A PROPAGANDA MACHINE!!111111!!" →

communismkills:

“IT’S FOR IDIOTS WHO USE GUNS AND BIBLES!!!!”

“MIDDLE AMERICA IS SOOOOO STUPID!”

“I ONLY USE THE DAILY SHOW AND CNN FOR NEWS, ‘CUZ THEY’RE SOOOOO NOT BIASED AND NOT PROPAGANDA AT ALL!”

Seriously, the fact that Obama has declared war on FOX proves to me it’s the only…

The only difference between here is the Republicans just hope you don’t notice how stupid they think you are. And they think you’re pretty stupid.

morninggloria:

boggle-:brooklynmutt:

The Best Of Anthony Weiner Being Awesome Buzzfeed

Boehner’s a boner, but Weiner’s a winner!

(via egryan)